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Pornography: Internet

Commons · Question 86514 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 7 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to make harmful pornographic content illegal on online platforms.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 7 Nov 2025

The Online Safety Act protects users from harmful and illegal pornographic content. Extreme pornography is a priority offence, meaning that services must proactively mitigate and remove such content.In addition, the Secretary of State and Victims Minister...